J. A. PLANT (GH.) LIMITED. vs. MAHAMADAS COMPANY LIMITED. (DEFENDANT) [2016]DLHC11930

Date	2016-01-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC 127/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11930

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

BAABA AVIO FOR PLAINTIFF

CHARLES BENTUM FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC11930
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >J.
A. PLANT (GH.) LIMITED. <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>MAHAMADAS
COMPANY LIMITED. <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BC 127/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 15TH&nbsp;JANUARY 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>By a writ of summons filed on 12/11/2014 and an amended
statement of claim plaintiff claimed the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of 43099.32USD or the cedi equivalent
being outstanding balance of bulldozer sold and delivered to the defendant<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Default
interest at 20% per annum on the said sum of 43099.32USD as agreed from 1/2014
till date of final payment<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alternatively
an order for recovery of possession of Shantui SD22Bulldozer from defendant<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs
including solicitors fees.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 3/12/14 defendant filed a statement of defence
admitted liability partly and stated that it is a breach to the financial laws
of this country to transact business in US Dollars and counterclaimed for a
declaration that plaintiff cannot enter into transaction with defendant in any
currency other than Ghana cedi which is the accepted currency.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 13/1/15 plaintiff filed a reply and a defence to
the counterclaim with application for direction on the following issues<o:p></o:p>